Lindsay Johnson
Ex-England defender on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Taylor Hinds on the left hand side has had a really strong start to the game for Liverpool.

She has got past Sarah Mayling a couple of times now and fed dangerous balls into the box.

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Emma Koivisto and Taylor Hinds have already switched sides.

Interesting tactics from Matt Beard.

Nothing comes from the corner as Aston Villa clear away the danger.

Taylor Hinds has been lively early on.

She puts another cross in and Emma Koivisto's shot is put behind for a corner.

Taylor Hinds crosses in and Missy Bo Kearns improvises, trying to direct it towards goal.

It just goes wide.

Strong start from Liverpool.

Lindsay Johnson
Ex-England defender on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Liverpool shocked the whole women's football community by beating Arsenal at the Emirates.

To go there and perform and not only that but to take the three points is phenomenal.

It shows their intent under Matt Beard this season.

We're under way at Prenton Park after the players take the knee.

Liverpool get the match started.

The teams are out to a belting chorus of 'You'll Never Walk Alone'.

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Chelsea manager Emma Hayes wants the Women's Super League to be increased to 18 teams.

The league is currently comprised of 12 teams, meaning each club plays a 22-match campaign.

Chelsea, the defending champions, won last season's title by two points but Hayes says an increase in teams would boost the "unpredictability" of the league.

"It's time to grow. It's time to go from 12 to 16 or 18 teams," she said.

"Lots of people said we weren't at our best last season but we had a record points total to win the league.

"There is more unpredictability than ever [in the WSL]. The opening game demonstrates that. The question we should be asking is when are we going to make our league a bit bigger?"

Full story.

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport on BBC Radio 5 Live Drive

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We know each season that more and more clubs are investing in their women's teams and the standard of the WSL has gone through the roof.

There are more global superstars, players from across Europe and the rest of the world are coming to play in the league.

It is really important that teams start to push the traditional top four, the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and now Manchester United.

The more competitive the league gets the better the game becomes for everyone.

Gilly Flaherty
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

We want competition. We don't just want the same two, three teams fighting it out. We want the upsets.

We had Liverpool beating Arsenal last weekend, as they did on the opening weekend last year [when they beat Chelsea 2-1]. Those are the results we want to see.

The more money that comes into the league, the more players that come over to play in our league, the more we strengthen.

No game is a given anymore. Anybody can beat anybody on their day and that is exciting.

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• Liverpool won 1-0 against Arsenal on MD1 of this season’s WSL. The Reds last won their opening two WSL games in a season in the 2017 Spring Series under Scott Rogers.
• Aston Villa’s Rachel Daly has been involved in 11 goals in her last six away WSL appearances (eight goals, three assists), scoring or assisting at least once in all six. The only English player to have a hand in at least one goal in seven consecutive away appearances is Nikita Parris (eight between September 2018 and March 2019 for Man City).
• Aston Villa’s Adriana Leon came off the bench to assist Rachel Daly’s goal in their 2-1 defeat by Man Utd on MD1. She’s made 49 WSL appearances and could become the third Canadian to make 50, after Jessie Fleming (56) and Shelina Zadorsky (54).
• Liverpool have won five of their last seven Women’s Super League games (L2), although they did lose 1-0 to Man Utd most recently in May. The Reds haven’t conceded more than once in any of those seven games, although have let in exactly one goal in their last five.

Leicester City are the only team with a 100% WSL record after two games.

Liverpool could join them at the top of the table if they beat Aston Villa following their 1-0 victory against Arsenal last weekend at the Emirates.

Aston Villa lost 2-1 late on against Manchester United last weekend at Villa Park and had Kirsty Hanson sent off.

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Yana Daniels returns for Liverpool having missed their opening game of the season with Covid, taking the place of Miri Taylor.

That's the only change Matt Beard makes to his Liverpool side after their shock victory at Arsenal last time out.

There's more depth on the bench for the Reds after naming just five substitutes last weekend, with Jas Matthews returning from Covid. Melissa Lawley is back for the first time after a hip operation in April.

Liverpool XI: Laws; Clark, Bonner, Fisk; Koivisto, Nagano, Hobinger, Hinds; Holland; Bo Kearns, Taylor.

Subs: Micah, Matthews, Parry, Taylor, Lawley, Lundgaard, Enderby, Flint.

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Carla Ward brings in Adriana Leon and Jordan Nobbs for Aston Villa after they were beaten by Manchester United in the opening game of the season.

Kirsty Hanson serves the first game of a three-match suspension after being shown a red card in that fixture.

Laura Blindkilde Brown drops to the bench.

Aston Villa XI: Van Domselaar; Mayling, Patten, Corsie, Turner; Parker, Staniforth; Lehmann, Nobbs; Leon, Daly.

Subs: Leat, McLoughlin, Salmon, Mullett, Blindkilde Brown, Magill, Pacheco.

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Right then, let's get straight into some team news.

The live action is not over just yet.

Liverpool take on Aston Villa at Prenton Park in the last WSL fixture of the weekend.

We've had some cracking games already today, let's hope this one continues that trend.

We're going to take a brief pause on this live page now.

Make sure to check back in at 18:15 for live coverage of the late kick off between Liverpool and Aston Villa at Prenton Park.

Big wins for Tottenham, Brighton and Leicester City this afternoon, and a very, very late equaliser for Chelsea to secure a point away at nine-player Man City.

If you missed any of the action why not catch up by reading the reports below:

• Brighton 0-2 West Ham
• Man City 1-1 Chelsea
• Tottenham 3-1 Bristol City
• Leicester 1-0 Everton